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People of the plow: an agricultural history of Ethiopia, 1800-1990
James McCann-
Frontmatter
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Illustrations (page vii)
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Maps (page ix)
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Tables (page xi)
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Transliteration (page xiii)
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Preface (page xv)
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Prologue: Farms, Agriculture, and History (page 3)
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Part I. The Plow and the Land
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1. The Salubrious Highlands: A Historical Setting (page 23)
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2. The Ox-Plow Complex: An Ecological Revolution (page 39)
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3. Farms in the Agrarian Polity: Historical Trends in Population, Farm Resources, and Specialized Agriculture, 1800-1916 (page 84)
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Part II. The Plow and Ethiopian Historical Landscapes
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4. From Royal Fields to Marginal Lands: Agriculture in Ankober, Shawa, 1840-1990 (page 109)
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5. The Plow in the Forest: Agriculture, Population, and Maize Monoculture in Gera (page 147)
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6. Addis Ababa's Kitchen: Food, Forage, and Intensification in a Closed Ox-Plow Economy, Ada, 1800-1990 (page 191)
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7. Conclusion: People of the Plow, People of the City (page 239)
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Epilogue (page 262)
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Appendix A: Crop Names (page 267)
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Appendix B: Glossary of Agricultural Terms (page 269)
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Bibliography (page 271)
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Index (page 292)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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JMAS | 34.2 (June 1996): 361-362 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-278X%28199606%2934%3A2%3C361%3APOTPAA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-7 |
JAH | 38.7 (1991): 131-133 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-8537%281997%2938%3A1%3C131%3ATAAC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-9 |
TC | 38.4 (Oct. 1997): 980-982 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0040-165X%28199710%2938%3A4%3C980%3APOTPAA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-L |
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Published: c1995
Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
- 9780299176136 (ebook)
- 9780299146108 (hardcover)
- 9780299146146 (paper)